The first time I attended the Amalfi Coast Music Festival, I found myself utterly bemused when, at the orientation for participating students, we were told about the Italian practice of riposo and sternly informed that there was to be zero practicing between noon and 4 PM every single day to respect the locals’ need for peace and quiet during their afte…
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